no u.s. president has ever advocated recognizing israeli sovereignty over the go on heights until donald trump and there is the timing of trump's announcement today netanyahu praised trump and thanked him for making history and for standing with israel against the threat from iran but inside israel critics of the prime minister fear today's tweet could boost netanyahu is reelection chances and the prime minister faces a real challenge at the ballot box in two weeks as well as an indictment for bribery and corruption support from trump plus a to date visit scheduled for next week at the white house it all looks like a u.s. president campaigning for the israeli prime minister. he recognizes rules so we do over the golan heights and he did so at a time when iran is trying to use syria's a platform to attack and destroy israel and the message the president has given the